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Sitcom Actress Responds to Reports That She’s Dying

An actress who has starred in a series of popular sitcoms has issued a statement addressing recent reports that she is dying of a rare lung disease, UPI reports. Actress Tisha Campbell-Martin, best known for "Martin," "My Wife and Kids"…

MSNBC and Al Gore Get into Argument Over Claims After Olbermann Announcement

MSNBC and Al Gore, the Nobel laureate and former vice president, got into a dispute after Gore and other Current TV officials announced former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will be joining Current TV to headline a new nightly program later…

Hardball: Fox Threatens to Drop Some Affiliate Stations if They Refuse to Share the Amount Fox Wants From the Money the Stations Get in Retrans Fees

Fox is threatening to drop some affiliates if the local stations refuse to share what Fox wants them to share out of the monies the stations get in retrans fees, Bloomberg reports. In a Feb. 4 letter, Michael C. Hopkins, president of affiliate sales…

Next iPad Already in Production Will Be Lighter, Thinner and Have Front-Facing Camera

Apple already has its next version of the iPad in production with foreign manufacturers, and the device will be thinner, lighter and have a front-facing camera, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog, which cites an article in the Wall…

Lohans (Mother Dina and Daughter Lindsay) Angered By Jokes on ‘Glee’ at Their Expense; Say ‘Writers Need to Be Nice’

Dina Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s mother, is lashing out at "Glee" after she was called a "loser" by Katie Couric on the Super Bowl edition of the show, reports EOnline.com. In the episode, Couric informs cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester that she’s…

Series Based on Another Book by ‘Vampire Diaries’ Author Picked Up. Can You Guess By Witch Network?

The drama pilot "The Secret Circle," based on a book trilogy about a young girl who discovers she’s a witch and part of a secret coven after she moves to a new town, has been picked up, according to The…

Does Katie Couric Really Want to Stay at CBS? New Chairman of CBS News Says He Doesn’t Know

Jeff Fager, the newly appointed chairman of CBS News, tells B&C that he’s not sure if evening news anchor Katie Couric wants to stay at the network According to the article, Fager said, "It’s a good question. It’s high on…

After Getting Complaints, HomeAway.com’s Super Bowl Ad Featuring Baby Doll Getting Slammed into a Window Will Be Altered

After receiving complaints that its Super Bowl ad was insensitive toward child abuse and injuries, HomeAway.com will remove the image of a baby doll slamming into a window, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The commercial for the vacation rental company shows…

Disney Earnings Helped by Television, as Cable and Broadcasting Both Gain

Growth at Walt Disney Co.’s television networks helped boost the company’s first-quarter earnings, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. Net income was $1.3 billion, or 68 cents a share, up 54% from $844 million, or 44 cents a share, a year…

Non TV-Related Story, But Probably the Most Important Story of the Day: Changing the Conventional Wisdom of How Breast Cancer Has Been Treated for Years, A New Study Shows Breast Cancer Patients Do Well Without Surgery to Remove Lymph Nodes Under Arms

"Many women being treated for early breast cancer can keep the lymph nodes under their arms without fear that it will hurt their chances of survival or the increase the odds that their cancer will return, experts say," reports WebMD….